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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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